Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Thailand: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Thailand
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 4.1% against 3.2% in Thailand, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.3 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Thailand ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 69th and Thailand ranks 70th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 22.3% | 20.6% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 23.2% | 8.8% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 16.3% | 1.5% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Thailand?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 4.1% against 3.2% in Thailand as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand?
- 0.9%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 69th and Thailand ranks 70th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), published as PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percent of population exposed to ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) Interim Target 1 (IT-1) is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 35 micrograms per cubic meter. The Air Quality Guideline (AQG) of 10 micrograms per cubic meter is recommended by the WHO as the lower end of the range of concentrations over which adverse health effects due to PM2.5 exposure have been observed.